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AFA President Claudio Tapia has said he has spoken to captain Lionel Messi about playing fewer games for La Liga side Barcelona in order to stay fresh for his country ahead of the 2018 World Cup.
Argentina’s national football association (AFA) president Claudio Tapia has said he has spoken to captain

Sergio Aguero fainted in the dressing room as Argentina lost 4-2 to Nigeria in an international friendly in Russia on Tuesday, says reports.
The Manchester City striker was substituted at half-time, triggering a staggering collapse from the South Americans at the Krasnodar Stadium.
TyC Sports reported Aguero regained consciousness but was taken

Alex Iwobi scored twice as Nigeria rallied from a two-goal deficit to beat Argentina 4-2 in a friendly in Russia on Tuesday.
Argentina opened the scoring in the 28th minute when Ever Banega scored from a free kick, and it was 2-0 shortly afterward when Cristian Pavon crossed for Sergio Aguero

Lionel Messi said that it will be a huge challenge for Argentina if they are placed with Spain the group stages of the 2018 FIFA World Cup.
FC Barcelona superstar Lionel Messi says the worst possible draw for his Argentina side at next year’s World Cup would be Spain in the first round.
“The

Argentina's ambassador to Russia, Ricardo Lagorio, has moved to reassure fans that next year's World Cup will be safe.
A pro-ISIS media group this week issued a threat to carry out an attack at the World Cup in Russia next year with a poster of Barcelona star and Argentina captain Lionel

Lionel Messi’s heroic hat-trick dragged Argentina back from the brink of an embarrassing World Cup exit with a 3-1 win in Ecuador.
Argentina's victory catapulted them from sixth into the automatic qualification places as they joined Brazil, Uruguay and Colombia in booking their spots in Russia.
After the shock of falling behind

Jorge Sampaoli has challenged his Argentina squad to match the quality of star playmaker Lionel Messi as La Albiceleste prepares for their do-or-die clash with Ecuador on Tuesday.
Sampaoli's men will most likely need a win in Quito to keep their hopes of qualifying for the 2018 World Cup alive, but

Argentina are in danger of missing their first World Cup since 1970 after they were held to a goalless draw against Peru on Thursday.
Even a sell-out home crowd in Buenos Aires' La Bombonera was not enough to rally Lionel Messi's side, who slipped further down the South America qualifying table.
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Argentina's team doctor Donato Villani has claimed that Sergio Aguero will miss six weeks of action due to the rib injury he sustained last week.
The Manchester City striker's blistering start to the season came to a shuddering halt when he was caught up in a car accident in Amsterdam, breaking

Argentina's 2018 World Cup qualifying struggles continued with a 1-1 home draw against bottom side Venezuela.
Jhon Murillo gave the visitors the lead with a close-range finish but a second-half own goal earned Argentina a point.
They are fifth in the South American standings with two games remaining and the top four